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Meaning of reason

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  reason
      n 1: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that
           war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
           [syn: {reason}, {ground}]
      2: an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a
         steady state was never reached was that the back pressure
         built up too slowly"
      3: the capacity for rational thought or inference or
         discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason
         and capable of distinguishing good from evil" [syn: {reason},
         {understanding}, {intellect}]
      4: the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his
         rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on
         reason than on rousing their emotions" [syn: {rationality},
         {reason}, {reasonableness}]
      5: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had
         no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
         [syn: {cause}, {reason}, {grounds}]
      6: a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion;
         "there is reason to believe he is lying"
      v 1: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We
           reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
           [syn: {reason}, {reason out}, {conclude}]
      2: present reasons and arguments [syn: {argue}, {reason}]
      3: think logically; "The children must learn to reason"

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